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Op-Ed: Japan’s Offshore Wind Dream Hits a Wall — Can Industry Reform Save It?

When Mitsubishi Corporation walked away from three massive offshore wind projects in August, paying ¥20 billion in penalties rather than proceeding, it sent shockwaves through Japan’s renewable energy sector. For a trading giant to abandon 1.7 gigawatts of capacity — enough to power 1.3 million homes — it signaled something … [continued]

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BasiGo Opens 3 New Electric Bus Charging Hubs In Nairobi Capable of Charging 100 Buses…

A walk or drive along Nairobi’s streets these days really shows you that electric buses have arrived. It’s quite easy to spot some electric buses now on the roads. Most of them are supplied by BasiGo. BasiGo is now ramping up operations and is supplying bus operators with its locally … [continued]

A nickel mine in the Philippines (Photo from Nickel Asia)

With Its Nickel Advantage, Can The Philippines Become An EV Battery Powerhouse?

The Philippines may be at a critical juncture in the global electric vehicle revolution. Possessing a geological advantage that few nations can claim, it is one of the world’s largest nickel producers, yet captures only a fraction of the mineral’s value in the battery supply chain. In 2024, the Philippines … [continued]

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Hydrogen, Measured Properly: What 2,000 Projects Reveal About Its Climate Value

A major study in Nature Energy, “Global greenhouse gas emissions mitigation potential of existing and planned hydrogen projects” by Terlouw et al, has done something rare in the hydrogen hype bubble that’s slowly deflating. It has gathered thousands of real hydrogen projects around the world, run full life-cycle assessments on … [continued]